<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Intercultural education advances the comprehension of different people and cultures. It emphasizes teaching that accepts and respects that diversity is normal in all areas of life. It attempts to sensitize the pupil to the concept that we all have developed in varied ways and that different does not mean “wrong”. In the presented article, we deal with a term defined in the context of intercultural education. We think about the way of its implementation in primary education, while respecting all the attributes of cultural differentiation. Intercultural education examines forms of xenophobia, trying to diminish them, and advocates equal opportunities for all. Intercultural education works to modify individuals and institutions and so transform the society (What is intercultural education? Do we in the West have the materials to accomplish this in our classrooms?).</p></abstract>

Intercultural education advances the comprehension of different people and cultures. It emphasizes teaching that accepts and respects that diversity is normal in all areas of life. It attempts to sensitize the pupil to the concept that we all have developed in varied ways and that different does not mean “wrong”. In the presented article, we deal with a term defined in the context of intercultural education. We think about the way of its implementation in primary education, while respecting all the attributes of cultural differentiation. Intercultural education examines forms of xenophobia, trying to diminish them, and advocates equal opportunities for all. Intercultural education works to modify individuals and institutions and so transform the society (What is intercultural education? Do we in the West have the materials to accomplish this in our classrooms?).

Intercultural Primary Education in the Second Half of the Decade

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Education, Bratislava, Slovakia

Southern California Seminary, Department of Education, USA

Acta Educationis Generalis

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Intercultural education advances the comprehension of different people and cultures. It emphasizes teaching that accepts and respects that diversity is normal...

Intercultural Primary Education in the Second Half of the Decade

Published Online: Aug 20, 2016

Page range: 77 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/atd-2016-0013

Keywords
intercultural education, multicultural education, interculture, primary education

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Intercultural Primary Education in the Second Half of the Decade

Published Online: Aug 20, 2016

Page range: 77 - 86

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/atd-2016-0013

Keywordsintercultural education, multicultural education, interculture, primary education

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
intercultural education, multicultural education, interculture, primary education